C + L – Chapter 3
••• Colton’s POV •••
I became anxious the moment I heard there was a rouge in Solaris. And when Aleena said she was in the infirmary, my blood started to boil.
I had a soft spot for rogues. After all, I spent a few years being a rogue myself, and at that time, I saved many of them and gave them a pack where they belonged so they wouldn’t be targeted by other packs and became their slaves.
We went to the infirmary hurriedly, with Lucas supporting me.
“Where is she?” I asked a doctor once we reached the infirmary.
The doctor looked confused.
“The rogue,” I said impatiently.
“She’s in the emergency unit,” the doctor said.
Hearing the words ’emergency unit’, I couldn’t stand still anymore. I wanted to run to see the rogue she-wolf, but everyone stopped me because I was pregnant.
“Don’t run, Colton,” Lucas said as he took my hand, and we walked slower than Aleena and Kyson.
“Brother, walk slowly. Don’t be rash. I’ll go there and check her with Kyson first,” Aleena said, and I nodded.
Lucas supported me, and we walked as fast as I could.
When we reached the emergency unit, I went to where Aleena and Kyson were standing and gasped when I saw the rogue she-wolf on the bed.
She was in terrible shape. Both of her arms were broken, and her face was disfigured.
Anger surged through my whole body. Who dared to do this to rogues? They were monsters!
I felt my mate squeeze my hand. “Colton, please calm down. It’s not good for you and the babies if you get too emotional.”
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to calm myself down. No matter what, I had to think of the babies inside me.
“Sorry,” I mumbled apologetically to Lucas. I knew he was worried about me and the babies.
Lucas didn’t say anything but gathered me in his arms. His warmth enveloping me somehow brought tears to my eyes, and I began sobbing, not caring who saw me in this pitiful state.
“How could they do that to her,” I sobbed. I knew my pregnancy hormone made me more sensitive, but I didn’t care, nor did Lucas, Aleena, and Kyson.
They all comforted me. They knew rogues were important to me.
“We’ll get Mom to heal her and ask her what happened,” Aleena hugged me too.
“Okay,” I nodded.
Mom and Dad came not long after we arrived. Mom wanted to talk to me, but I gestured for her to heal the rogue she-wolf first.
The rogue she-wolf’s wounds were too great; it took Mom a long time to heal her, and it drained all her energy. Luckily, Aleena helped transfer her power to Mom, or she would’ve fainted.
After 2 hours, Mom finally stopped. She swayed, and Dad caught her.
“Mom, are you okay?” We all rushed to her.
“I’m alright. Her injuries were more severe than I thought. She had many internal injuries. It’s a miracle that she could survive for so long,” Mom said.
Dad brought Mom a chair and a glass of water. We could all see how hard the work was as Mom was covered in sweats.
“She’ll be alright now. We just need to wait for her to wake up in two days’ time,” Mom told us.
I looked at the unconscious she-wolf and saw that her appearance had returned to its original state. Her face was no longer disfigured, her arms were healed, and all the bruises and scratches on her body were gone.
“Let’s all go back to Aleena and Kyson’s place first. We need to discuss this,” Dad said and picked Mom up in his arms before exiting the room.
We all followed, knowing this would be the best course of action for now.
We all drove in our cars and went to Aleena’s study immediately when we reached the Night Shade Pack.
“Dad, had there been any similar situation before?” Aleena asked once we were all seated down in the study.
“No,” Dad answered with no hesitation.
“So we don’t know who did this,” Aleena mumbled.
“Could it be the humans?” Kyson asked, which made all of us think of the possibility.
“There are many human tourists in Solaris. And we all know some humans have the tendency to rape young girls, such as the she-wolf,” Kyson continued.
What he said was really possible. Some of them were just inhumane. I saw the news where a killer actually mutilated their victims, cooked, and ate their flesh.
“But if she was attacked by humans, shouldn’t she be able to defend herself? After all, werewolves are still way stronger than humans,” Aleena said.
The room became silent as we each fell into our own thoughts.
What Aleena said was true. The she-wolf could have warded off the humans if, indeed, she was attacked by humans.
But if she wasn’t attacked by humans, then it meant she was assaulted outside of Solaris.
The Night Shade Pack, Crimson Blood Pack, and Spirit Shadow Pack members were all righteous. No one would be stupid enough to hurt a rogue, nor would they do that kind of monstrous deed.
Furthermore, no rogues would dare to enter Solaris.
So what exactly happened?
“I’ve asked Greg to bring the person who found the girl,” Aleena said.
Just a few minutes later, the door was knocked, and Greg appeared with a middle-aged couple. Humans?
They looked at us and seemed nervous, especially when they saw Lucas. I couldn’t help but want to laugh even though the situation was serious. For humans, my mate must look like a burly gangster.
“Hello, please sit down,” Aleena, being our leader, said with a graceful smile.
The husband and wife sat down, and Greg provided them with a cup of coffee each.
“Thank you for coming. We would like to know where you found the injured young girl,” Aleena asked, still with a pleasant smile to ease their nervousness.
The husband looked at Aleena and gaped. “You are President Aleena Bell.”
Aleena laughed softly and nodded. “Yes, I am.”
Since Solaris was a country and Aleena was the Alpha of the Night Shade Pack, she indirectly became the president of Solaris.
“We found her at the Moonlight Park,” the husband answered after he was sure of Aleena’s identity.
The Moonlight Park? The pack’s border?
“We didn’t know what to do, and we didn’t know the number of police and ambulances in this area, so we told one of the park’s security guards,” the husband continued.
The security guards around Solaris were all guards of the Night Shade Pack, Crimson Blood Pack, and Spirit Shadow Pack.
“Thank you for doing so,” Kyson spoke up.
Aleena opened one of the drawers on her desk and handed the couple a black and gold card.
“Here is our gift to you for doing a kind act. This card will allow you to eat for free at any restaurant you want,” Aleena offered them the card with a smile.
The couple hesitated to take it, but after some persuasion, they finally accepted it and thanked Aleena before we sent them away.
The guard who told Greg about the rogue she-wolf appeared next.
“Alpha, Luna,” he greeted Aleena and Kyson and nodded to the rest of us.
“Tell us what happened,” Kyson said.
“I was on guard around the pack’s border when the couple came to me and told me they found a wounded girl,” he said. “When I saw the girl, I knew she was a rogue and quickly mindlinked Beta Greg about it.”
“When I saw her, she was already beaten up and wounded, and I mind-linked you, Alpha, immediately before bringing her to the infirmary,” Greg added.
“Thank you. You may go now,” Aleena told the guard and Greg, and they left us alone.
“If she were that wounded, she wouldn’t be able to walk too far. That means someone brought her to Solaris deliberately?” Aleena analyzed the situation.
“Or she crossed the border from Agatonia,” Dad said.
Agatonia was the country beyond Moonlight Park. It was possible for the rogue she-wolf to cross the park from there.
“There is not enough information now, and we could do nothing until she wakes up,” Aleena said, and we all agreed.
“Colton, how are you?” Mom suddenly changed the topic and came to me to rub my pregnant belly.
“I’m feeling fine, Mom,” I assured her.
“Another month, and you’ll deliver your pups,” Dad said.
“Are you ready?” Aleena asked.
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“Don’t worry, Brother. It’s not as painful as what people said,” Aleena assured me.
How was she able to assure me when she herself screamed and cursed at her mate when she delivered Eva and Evan?
Our conversation turned casual, and the atmosphere turned lighter, but still, there was a niggling feeling inside my heart that the matter of the rogue she-wolf wouldn’t be something simple.